5.5% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani compared to the rest of the country. Only 50.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is 11 points below the national figure. This gap is highlighted by a low full-time employment rate that has fallen since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures at 50.5%, and this has fallen by 9.3 points since 2011. While the unemployment rate is higher than most areas, it has dropped to 5.5% over the last decade.
5.5% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
50.2% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 18.8% of jobs. Construction and retail trade also provide significant work, accounting for 14.5% and 11.7% of roles respectively.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 17.1%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.3% and professionals at 15.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021046/budgewoi-buff-point-halekulani/topic/employment